Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 554 · 40 questions

Word tip (Know your reader): Informal (everyday) words are short and friendly: buy, help, get, tell. Formal words are longer and more serious: purchase, assist, receive, inform. Use formal words in letters to the principal, applications and reports; use everyday words with friends and family.

1. 1.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “immediately”? (a) often (b) right away (c) about (d) lucky
2. 2.Which is the formal word for “buy”? (a) inform (b) reside (c) purchase (d) require
3. 3.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “assist”? (a) help (b) live (c) buy (d) tell
4. 4.Which is the formal word for “fridge”? (a) occupation (b) refrigerator (c) residence (d) error
5. 5.Which is the formal word for “whole”? (a) fortunate (b) previous (c) entire (d) sufficient
6. 6.Which is the formal word for “start”? (a) inform (b) commence (c) assist (d) reside
7. 7.Which is the formal word for “money”? (a) occupation (b) error (c) residence (d) funds
8. 8.Which is the formal word for “ask”? (a) assist (b) conclude (c) reside (d) enquire
9. 9.Which is the formal word for “get”? (a) assist (b) inform (c) receive (d) reside
10. 10.Which is the formal word for “help”? (a) assist (b) purchase (c) commence (d) reside
11. 11.Which is the formal word for “live”? (a) assist (b) require (c) reside (d) purchase
12. 12.Which is the formal word for “go up”? (a) conclude (b) ascend (c) purchase (d) reside
13. 13.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “attempt”? (a) try (b) buy (c) live (d) tell
14. 14.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “approximately”? (a) lucky (b) often (c) enough (d) about
15. 15.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “additionally”? (a) often (b) enough (c) also (d) lucky
16. 16.Which is the formal word for “so”? (a) therefore (b) approximately (c) frequently (d) previously
17. 17.Which is the formal word for “see”? (a) require (b) reside (c) observe (d) purchase
18. 18.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “enquire”? (a) live (b) ask (c) help (d) buy
19. 19.Which is the formal word for “boss”? (a) occupation (b) residence (c) error (d) supervisor
20. 20.Which is the formal word for “lucky”? (a) frequent (b) sufficient (c) fortunate (d) previous
21. 21.Which is the formal word for “need”? (a) require (b) reside (c) inform (d) conclude
22. 22.Which is the formal word for “enough”? (a) sufficient (b) fortunate (c) frequent (d) previous
23. 23.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “subsequently”? (a) later (b) often (c) about (d) enough
24. 24.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “funds”? (a) bike (b) fridge (c) phone (d) money
25. 25.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “supervisor”? (a) fridge (b) phone (c) boss (d) bike
26. 26.Which is the formal word for “often”? (a) approximately (b) frequently (c) previously (d) immediately
27. 27.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “error”? (a) mistake (b) bike (c) money (d) phone
28. 28.Which is the formal word for “many”? (a) fortunate (b) numerous (c) previous (d) sufficient
29. 29.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “telephone”? (a) fridge (b) bike (c) phone (d) money
30. 30.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “descend”? (a) need (b) buy (c) go down (d) help
31. 31.Which is the formal word for “doctor”? (a) occupation (b) residence (c) error (d) physician
32. 32.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “inform”? (a) live (b) tell (c) need (d) buy
33. 33.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “elderly”? (a) old (b) often (c) lucky (d) enough
34. 34.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “refrigerator”? (a) fridge (b) bike (c) money (d) phone
35. 35.Which is the formal word for “go down”? (a) require (b) descend (c) reside (d) purchase
36. 36.Which is the formal word for “house”? (a) error (b) residence (c) assistance (d) occupation
37. 37.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “permit”? (a) tell (b) buy (c) live (d) let
38. 38.Which is the formal word for “mistake”? (a) assistance (b) error (c) occupation (d) residence
39. 39.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “residence”? (a) phone (b) bike (c) money (d) house
40. 40.Which is the formal word for “also”? (a) additionally (b) previously (c) immediately (d) approximately

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